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Pickpocketing

Added 26 Dec 2007, ID #1929

When you have to pickpocket some guys, you might have some trouble. You can only do this when the guy is moving, if they are not they will get the guards. As they are walking walk up as close as possible to them without them noticing, then press B to pickpocket. Also if they get the guards find somewhere to hide as their getting them.

"Eagle" Achievements

Added 12 Oct 2008, ID #3274

The Eagle and The Apple - 1191: This is pretty straight forward. Complete Assassin's Creed's story mode and sit through the credits. Bam. Achievement.

Eagle's Will: This requires you to kill 100 enemies without dying. No, not in the same fight, but just killed 100 enemies between deaths. Simply pick a lot of fights, use a LOT of counters (RT + X) and a lot of guard breaks (A followed by X) and if things look grim, don't be afraid to run.

Eagle's Flight: This one is tricky, survived 10 minutes in open combat. Though, it's not impossible. I found a really easy way to do it. Simple go to Damascras and go to the poor or middle district (I THINK it's the poor, but if it's not, go to the middle) Here, the lesser guards cannot guard break or throw. Find a couple of them, lock onto one, put your back to a doorway, put the controller in between your legs so that you're holding RT with your legs, and read a book for ten minutes. If a high guard comes by, he can throw, so take care of him before retreating back to your door.

Eagle's Prey: This is actually pretty easy, and requires the assassination of 100 guards. I find this easy anywhere. Either go to the rooftops, where it's very easy to get behind guards and find them alone, and if they notice you, pounce on them and do a noisy assassination, which won't be notice unless there are other guards on the roof. Also, in a saving the citizen game, when you walk up, the guards are unaware, so you can stealth kill one, or if it takes them a moment to realize, two! Lastly, you can simply walk around the city stealth killing guards. Be careful with this method though, if you kill them close to another guard, you will get noticed, and if you come back to the scene of the crime, and you haven't blended, you may get noticed.

Eagle's Challenge: This involves defeating 25 guards in a SINGLE fight. This sounds really hard, but you should get it on Memory Block 7 while going through the battle field. If not, then simply go a city, and run around attracting guards until you have 25 on your tail, and take them all out.

Eagle's Swiftness: This one is extremely easy. Just get 100 counter kills (RT + X when an enemy starts to come at you) within different fights. This should be your primary move you're using in fights, so you should get it before then end of the fourth or fifth memory block. If you don't want to do it this way, you can do it in the training ring back at your base, since those fights count towards this count.

Eagle's Dive: Also pretty easy. Just get 50 combo kills within different fights. To do a combo kill, swing your sword at your enemy, and right when it makes contact with his sword, hit X again. In you don't want to do it this way, then just do it in the training ring.

Eagle's Talon: This should go hand-in-hand with the Eagle's Prey achievement, because this one makes you preform 50 stealth assassinations. This one is more flexible however, and can be done without killing guards. If you want, when the crazy dude who just LOVE to shove you come around, or those idiot beggars, simply shove your hidden blade in their stomach. This also works on normal citizens. Without their knowing, the population of the city has dropped by 50...

Eagle's Dance: I got this one without realizing I was trying to get it, as it is VERY easy. Simply do 50 leaps of faith. You should remember these from the tutorial level (IE, the first one) Simply look for a place where a line of birds is perched, and sprint (RT + A) where they were sitting. You should dive off into a bale of hay. You can do jumps over and over if you like to get this one, or you can get it while doing all the view points or escaping the guards. Either way is fine.

Eagle's Eye: Kill 75 guards with throwing knives. The ones on the roofs are the easiest targets, so toss knives at them. Be careful though, done this way can cause them to fall from the roof, scaring people in the street, and attracting attention. (As well as creating a spot where guards are extra suspicious...) Another good way is to attract the attention of a lot of guards, climb a ladder to a roof, run a little ways away, and wait for each guard to file up the ladder, killing them all with knives. If you run out, go down to the streets and look for people wearing brown cloths with large pouches on their bums. Lock onto them, and pickpocket them by walking close to them and holding B. This will let you pickpocket 5 throwing knives from them. This also contributes to the Hands of a Thief achievement.

No Citizen Kill Penelty

Added 5 Jan 2008, ID #1962

After you beat the game, watch the credits don't skip them. You should then wake up, and be able to walk around and go to previous memories. Well, enter any one of them, and go to the masyaf(out of the castle where you start). You can kill anyone without loosing life. You can go around and assassinate anyone you want.

Useful Stuff

If you are falling press B to grab onto any ledge, also use this to get down a building without hurting yourself (You get this ability after the 2rd assassination).

Pickpocked the fat guys who you can lock onto to get more throwing knives. When they are walking walk up behind them and hold B. You get throwing knives after the third assassination.

When fighting just use the counter attack. Whenever someone goes to hit you hold RT. Make sure you realease and then re-hold RT before each attack on you. This way even if they attack from behind you still block it. Whilst holding RT press X the moment they swing to counter attack (You get this ability very early on).

Use the Scholars to get into the cities. They will let you walk with them if you save one citizen. This can also be used to hide from guards.

Holding RT and A whilst on a horse will alert the attention of the guards.

Mercy kill and air assassination

Added 19 Dec 2007, ID #1899

When you kill someone using your sword or blade they usually roll around on the floor making a lot of noise and attracting attention. If they are still alive and moving on the floor select your secret blade, press up, and go upto the body and press X. You will then finish them off.

You can assassinate targets/guards/civilians from above. Stand on the edge of a ledge not too far from the ground. Not too high or he won't do it. Lock onto your target and make sure that your secret blade is selected. Then hold RT, lean forward and press X and he will automatically jump down and assassinate. Note that this will be a loud assassination and will attract that attention of the guards.

Throw of Faith

Added 29 Dec 2007, ID #1942

If you find yourself in a bind with more guards chasing you than you'd like to handle just find a cliff or climb a roof. Stand near an edge and let them all catch up (they will all climb a roof to get you if you wait). Once they do, let them get close enough and press RT+B this will grab the closest one in arms length. Use the LS to direct them off the cliff or roof top. Just let them line up and throw them all to thier death one by one till there's no more threat.

falling glitch

Added 27 Oct 2008, ID #3355

Can't remember what city this is in but it is in a POOR district with a stream running by the INSIDE wall...

Be carful if you are a block away from the stream and get into a fight because if a guard throws you into a wall (toward the river side) then you will start to fall THROUGH NOTHING and end up dying for nothing...

careful

BIG TIPZ

Added 8 Feb 2008, ID #2106

Hey again veltz here with more goodies ha ha

When sword fighting use the short blade and throwing knifes it's much better for insant kill move's if theres lots of soliders run back throw knifes and then charge in and slit them up ha ha thanks for reading

Kill people without getting told off

falling glitch

Added 27 Oct 2008, ID #3355

Can't remember what city this is in but it is in a POOR district with a stream running by the INSIDE wall...

Be carful if you are a block away from the stream and get into a fight because if a guard throws you into a wall (toward the river side) then you will start to fall THROUGH NOTHING and end up dying for nothing...

"Eagle" Achievements

Added 12 Oct 2008, ID #3274

The Eagle and The Apple - 1191: This is pretty straight forward. Complete Assassin's Creed's story mode and sit through the credits. Bam. Achievement.

Eagle's Will: This requires you to kill 100 enemies without dying. No, not in the same fight, but just killed 100 enemies between deaths. Simply pick a lot of fights, use a LOT of counters (RT + X) and a lot of guard breaks (A followed by X) and if things look grim, don't be afraid to run.

Eagle's Flight: This one is tricky, survived 10 minutes in open combat. Though, it's not impossible. I found a really easy way to do it. Simple go to Damascras and go to the poor or middle district (I THINK it's the poor, but if it's not, go to the middle) Here, the lesser guards cannot guard break or throw. Find a couple of them, lock onto one, put your back to a doorway, put the controller in between your legs so that you're holding RT with your legs, and read a book for ten minutes. If a high guard comes by, he can throw, so take care of him before retreating back to your door.

Eagle's Prey: This is actually pretty easy, and requires the assassination of 100 guards. I find this easy anywhere. Either go to the rooftops, where it's very easy to get behind guards and find them alone, and if they notice you, pounce on them and do a noisy assassination, which won't be notice unless there are other guards on the roof. Also, in a saving the citizen game, when you walk up, the guards are unaware, so you can stealth kill one, or if it takes them a moment to realize, two! Lastly, you can simply walk around the city stealth killing guards. Be careful with this method though, if you kill them close to another guard, you will get noticed, and if you come back to the scene of the crime, and you haven't blended, you may get noticed.

Eagle's Challenge: This involves defeating 25 guards in a SINGLE fight. This sounds really hard, but you should get it on Memory Block 7 while going through the battle field. If not, then simply go a city, and run around attracting guards until you have 25 on your tail, and take them all out.

Eagle's Swiftness: This one is extremely easy. Just get 100 counter kills (RT + X when an enemy starts to come at you) within different fights. This should be your primary move you're using in fights, so you should get it before then end of the fourth or fifth memory block. If you don't want to do it this way, you can do it in the training ring back at your base, since those fights count towards this count.

Eagle's Dive: Also pretty easy. Just get 50 combo kills within different fights. To do a combo kill, swing your sword at your enemy, and right when it makes contact with his sword, hit X again. In you don't want to do it this way, then just do it in the training ring.

Eagle's Talon: This should go hand-in-hand with the Eagle's Prey achievement, because this one makes you preform 50 stealth assassinations. This one is more flexible however, and can be done without killing guards. If you want, when the crazy dude who just LOVE to shove you come around, or those idiot beggars, simply shove your hidden blade in their stomach. This also works on normal citizens. Without their knowing, the population of the city has dropped by 50...

Eagle's Dance: I got this one without realizing I was trying to get it, as it is VERY easy. Simply do 50 leaps of faith. You should remember these from the tutorial level (IE, the first one) Simply look for a place where a line of birds is perched, and sprint (RT + A) where they were sitting. You should dive off into a bale of hay. You can do jumps over and over if you like to get this one, or you can get it while doing all the view points or escaping the guards. Either way is fine.

Eagle's Eye: Kill 75 guards with throwing knives. The ones on the roofs are the easiest targets, so toss knives at them. Be careful though, done this way can cause them to fall from the roof, scaring people in the street, and attracting attention. (As well as creating a spot where guards are extra suspicious...) Another good way is to attract the attention of a lot of guards, climb a ladder to a roof, run a little ways away, and wait for each guard to file up the ladder, killing them all with knives. If you run out, go down to the streets and look for people wearing brown cloths with large pouches on their bums. Lock onto them, and pickpocket them by walking close to them and holding B. This will let you pickpocket 5 throwing knives from them. This also contributes to the Hands of a Thief achievement.

BIG TIPZ

Added 8 Feb 2008, ID #2106

Hey again veltz here with more goodies ha ha

When sword fighting use the short blade and throwing knifes it's much better for insant kill move's if theres lots of soliders run back throw knifes and then charge in and slit them up ha ha thanks for reading

No Citizen Kill Penelty

Added 5 Jan 2008, ID #1962

After you beat the game, watch the credits don't skip them. You should then wake up, and be able to walk around and go to previous memories. Well, enter any one of them, and go to the masyaf(out of the castle where you start). You can kill anyone without loosing life. You can go around and assassinate anyone you want.

Throw of Faith

Added 29 Dec 2007, ID #1942

If you find yourself in a bind with more guards chasing you than you'd like to handle just find a cliff or climb a roof. Stand near an edge and let them all catch up (they will all climb a roof to get you if you wait). Once they do, let them get close enough and press RT+B this will grab the closest one in arms length. Use the LS to direct them off the cliff or roof top. Just let them line up and throw them all to thier death one by one till there's no more threat.

Pickpocketing

Added 26 Dec 2007, ID #1929

When you have to pickpocket some guys, you might have some trouble. You can only do this when the guy is moving, if they are not they will get the guards. As they are walking walk up as close as possible to them without them noticing, then press B to pickpocket. Also if they get the guards find somewhere to hide as their getting them.

Mercy kill and air assassination

Added 19 Dec 2007, ID #1899

When you kill someone using your sword or blade they usually roll around on the floor making a lot of noise and attracting attention. If they are still alive and moving on the floor select your secret blade, press up, and go upto the body and press X. You will then finish them off.

You can assassinate targets/guards/civilians from above. Stand on the edge of a ledge not too far from the ground. Not too high or he won't do it. Lock onto your target and make sure that your secret blade is selected. Then hold RT, lean forward and press X and he will automatically jump down and assassinate. Note that this will be a loud assassination and will attract that attention of the guards.

Useful Stuff

If you are falling press B to grab onto any ledge, also use this to get down a building without hurting yourself (You get this ability after the 2rd assassination).

Pickpocked the fat guys who you can lock onto to get more throwing knives. When they are walking walk up behind them and hold B. You get throwing knives after the third assassination.

When fighting just use the counter attack. Whenever someone goes to hit you hold RT. Make sure you realease and then re-hold RT before each attack on you. This way even if they attack from behind you still block it. Whilst holding RT press X the moment they swing to counter attack (You get this ability very early on).

Use the Scholars to get into the cities. They will let you walk with them if you save one citizen. This can also be used to hide from guards.

Holding RT and A whilst on a horse will alert the attention of the guards.